Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-14
A WOMAN WITH A HEART
MRS. WHITNEY POPULAR WITH
ALL CLASSES.


lar Easily Forgiven by Those Who
Unow Anything of Her-Novel s0uven
trs at a Decol cite run M ad.
WASHINGTON, March l2.-Mrs. Whit
ney is again familiar figure at the thea
ire and in the drawing-rooms. The ad-
vent of the Whitney heiress necessitated
her retirement from the social life Of the
capital during the greater part OF the gay
season. and the entertainments which she
would have given haze detracted not
little from the social brilliancY OF the win
Ter. Mrs. Whitney 10 OF course inclined
20 lean little toward the spectacular,
but she Is so generous to the poor and
AFFLICTED and so kind OF heart In every
other way that the public readily over
looks her little love OF show. There 10
nothing OF the nouveau riche about Mrs.
Whitney's family, for through Mrs.
Payne, who was MISS Perry, they inner
tied valuable real estate to goodly
amount from one OF the most prominent
early settlers OF Cleveland, after whom
Ferry street, an elegant and extensive
thoroughfare, was named The money
made out OF the Standard Oil Company
came into the family at a comparatively
recent day, but the Paynes have been
prominent people in Cleveland ever since
Senator Payne, Mrs. Whitney's father.
achieved hisearly legal eminence.
Mrs. Whitney is proud of her ancestry
and each OF her children bears the patro.
pymic. The eldest child, a daughter Of
I3. is named Pauline Payne, the Pauline
!, being from one of her grest-grsnd-
! mothers; the second, con, is Henry
Payne, Nom his grandfather, the Senator,
but lie called Harry in his home; the
third, also son, is simply Payne, and
The baby daughter, it is SAID, will be
BRA Payne, bearing the mothers name
In full. The sex Of the little one is a
solace to Mrs. WhEney, for the little one
death took from her just before she came
TO this city to reside was also daugh-
Ter.
LUNCHEON SOUVENIRS.
Mrs. Stockton, wife OF the ex-senator
from New Jersey, gave a luncheon day
or two ago which was made the occasion
OF Introducing novelty in the way OF
favors. The luncheon was given to IN
troduce Miss Stockton, and the invited
guests were all I'm IS ried ladies. Mid
way between the courses as many small
gilt bird cages as there were guests were
brought in, each with a singing canary,
and placed at the plates. The guests
were also presented with large punches OF
beautiful red roses tied with wide satin
ribbons. The occasion was made an I'M
ucudAiy lively OuC ny ZIG bihktuS VI buC
birds and the merry chatter of the
young ladies. About week ago
another lunch party was given in Wash
ington that turned out to be not quite so
amusing, at least to the hostess. This
luncheon was given by a newly made
bride TO her intimate friends. Among
her wedding presents were twelve salt
cellars OF unique fashion which she
priced very highly. She put them on the
table at the lunch. and without thinking
OF the result, placed the name cards
against them. One guest quietly slipped
her salt cellar in her pocket, suppOsIng it
TO be the favor, and Of course to be taken
away. The rest followed her example
until ten Of tbem went into the pockets Of
the guests. The eleventh one sent note
next day requesting her favor which, she
said, she had forgotten. Then ii was that
the discovery was made by the hostess
that her salt cellars had been mistaken
for favors and carried away by the
guests. or course, nothing could be done
about IL, so she sent the eleventh, and had
one left for herself.
BIG DISPLAY.
The display OF arms and busts in W ash
in gton during the past season was some
thing TO be ashamed OF, considering the
amount OF ridicule and opposition made
by the press, clergymen and medical pro.
fession against the practice. But they
might just as well have kept silent for all
the good they did. The extent TO which
fashion will sometimes carry q woman is
illustrated by the following story told by
prominent physician yesterday. One
III last seasons bellies, who possesses a
handsome figure and spared no pains to
let her friends see it, by always appear
Ing in low cut and no sleeves costume
ut all the balls and receptions of the past
winter, summoned the family physician
and informed him 0f har HaaiFa n
cinated before leaving for New York,
where she Intended to stay several weeks.
In response to the natural query whether
she would have the virus applied to her
arm, she shrugged her pretty shoulders
in horror at the bare idea. "Ob, dear, no,
doctor, not on my arm, of course; put it
well, put 1t any place that will not be
seen" For an instant there was silence
I'm the room; then, after q careful survey,
from the crown OF the shapely blonde
head TO the tips OF the small, well-shOd
feet, the physician shook his head, look
Ing in the anxious face of the beauty as
he gravely remarked: "In that case,
madame, there is but one thing to be
done; you must swallow it,"
USING A CONGRESSMAN.
An Illinois Congressman was used as
a commission merchant q few days ago
by one of his moss-bscked constituents.
The member received in his mail letter
from farmer Of hisdistrict suggesting tn I
as Washington had 80 many fine horses
IT ought to prove a good market for extra
fine fodder. He mentioned the names of
several members of Congress owning fine
horses, and stated that he supposed the
sDwners found it difficult TO procure
strictly frst-class hay and oats for them
tn CITY like Washington. He closed b is
epistle by informing the Congressm an
that he took the liberty to ship that day
90 the address of the Congressman a car
load OF very fine hay, and the bill OF lad
ing was Enclosed. or course the Con-
gressman-who by the way came near
being the successor to Senator Logan
had but one thing to do under the circLm-
stances, and that was to 90 out and sell
the bav, get the money and remit it TO
the owner.
THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO,
The Baltimore and Ohio sensation is
creating great deal or talk hire. MIR.
Garrett was here to-day, and his presence
was the occasion Of still further talk.
One gentleman, who claims TO know
something OF the negotiations that are
supposed to be in progress, said thatit the
Expectations fell through, the affairs OF
Satsr. Garrett and his railroad would be Sc.
5ffiously affected. He said: sit would he
~ an analogous case tolthst OF business